Shyamala Prayaga
Shyamala Prayaga is a User Experience Evangelist and Ford Product Owner. Currently, she is leading the vision for the development of the Ford Autonomous Digital Assistant. She has served in the user experience field for twenty years, seven of which she has focused on voice design. A graduate of India’s Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (Rajiv Gandhi Technical University), Shyamala Prayaga earned her degree in Civil Engineering and has worked with many companies including Amazon, AOL, and VoiceBox, up to its acquisition by Cerence. She has also consulted with many different cutting-edge startups, including Mutual Mobile and Kony Solutions, and she is now the author of “Close Calls – My Life of Unseen Miracles.” Learn more at www.shyamalaprayaga.com.